This fundraiser for Friends of the Dunes will take place on Saturday, June 29 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the northern end of the Samoa Drag Strip. Come play in the sand for a good cause!

Teams may sign up to build a sculpture and compete for cash prizes. The registration fee is $20 for teams of 6 or less and $25 for teams of more than 6. Register on-site between 10 a.m. and noon, or register early at friendsofthedunes.org/sandsculpturefestival for a discounted early-bird registration fee.

Award categories include: Best of Show, People’s Choice, Staff Pick, Most Dedicated Diggers, Best Youth Sculptor, and the coveted Golden Shovel which will be awarded for the best sculpture by one of our Business Partners!

The best time to view sculptures is from 2 to 4 p.m. and awards will be announced shortly after 3 p.m. This event is free for spectators, but a $1 to $5 sliding scale donation is encouraged to support Friends of the Dunes and our free education programs. Every dollar donated gets you a people’s choice flag to vote for your favorite sculpture. Bring your wallet and appetite, food vendors will be on site! Parking is limited and carpooling is encouraged.

Eureka, California – Eureka Main Street is planning a day full of family fun at the 4th of July Festival. The Eureka Main Street 4th of July Festival, is scheduled from 10a.m.-5 p.m. on Thursday, July 4th in historic Old Town, Eureka.

The festival spans five city blocks along Second Street. Vendor booths will feature a wide variety of foods, crafts, commercial items, fine art and community groups getting the word out about their organizations. There will be classic cars, electric vehicle car show, kids activities, fire trucks, horse & carriage rides, speeder card rides (1st & E Street), Madaket Bay Cruises and much more. No dogs or smoking, please.

Please remember NO \FIREWORKS OF ANY KIND are permitted in Old Town, and the laws will be strictly enforced. We want to keep this a safe and fun holiday for everyone.

A fireworks show is planned to take place over Humboldt Bay at 10 pm. Donations are still being sought for the fireworks show. Make direct contributions to City of Eureka, Attn: City Clerk. 531 K Street, Eureka, CA

Join us for the second annual Eureka Street Art Festival Block Party! This year's festival will take place in Downtown Eureka along the 6th and 7th Street corridor between C and H Streets. Artists from around the world and around the corner will cover the neighborhood in murals and street art.

The Block Party will feature 3 beer gardens, a kid zone, live music, local food, and demonstrating artists. Come out to celebrate the completion of the murals throughout Downtown, and watch the artists add the finishing touches.

This event is free and open to the public. A list of artists, map, and more festival information will be posted when it is available.

Blue Ox's 16th annual May Day Artisan Faire is moving to Mother's Day weekend.

Blue Ox Village is a Historic Park and Millworks that’s been a pride of Humboldt County for 45 years. Located on Eureka’s waterfront, step back in time at 1st and X streets.

Blacksmithing, pottery, fiber arts, woodworking, and much more happen at the Blue Ox, and May Day is your chance to check it all out -- and maybe even sign up for a class from one of our instructors, while you're here.

May Day also features live music, local food and libations, and more. Details to come as we get closer to the event.

Join us at this epic show down where teams will compete to make their best dish incorporating the famous canned meat SPAM!! Sample their creations and vote for the People’s Choice Winner!

There will be a raffle for great prizes, silent auction, live music, clowns, jugglers, and more! Wine, beer, cider, and It’s Alive Kombucha on tap, and ice cream for the kids. This year will also feature a “Veggie Booth” for those who would rather not eat Spam.

Admission is $10 and includes tasting tickets. Additional tasting tickets can be purchased for $1 each. Kids under 12 are free!

All proceeds benefit Humboldt CASA’s work to advocate for local foster children. Rain or shine. For information about volunteering or sponsoring the event contact Mike Vitiello at mikevids@yahoo.com or visit www.spamleycup.com

Opportunities to tour and sail on Tall Ships, Bay Tours on the Madaket, paddle boarding, kayaking, a crab feed, a chowder cook off, food trucks, local libations, live music, speeder train rides, carriage rides, and a quaint opportunity to engage with Humboldt’s artisans and makers in a market type atmosphere.

The Perilous Plunge features teams of Plungers, dressed in wacky, thematic costumes, that have been pledged by their friends and family to see them jump into the Humboldt Bay in support of our youth. Register your as a team or as an individual right from our website or by following this link https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/NDYzNTM=

All 9 Humboldt Breweries will be in house representing at least 2-4 of their amazing brews each. A representative from each brewery & some of the brewers will be present on 2/28/19 from 4p-8p. All the tasty beer/cider will be on through the weekend with more fun happening during arts alive including live music from Lyndsey Battle & Corey Goldman. Humboldt Breweries:6 RiversHumboldt RegenerationMad RiverRedwood CurtainHumboldt CiderBoothLost Coast Eel RiverGyppo

Humboldt Botanical Garden invites you to celebrate the warmth of the holiday season with your friends and family at the annual Holiday Candlelight Walk on Saturday, December 15, 5 – 7 p.m.

We are excited to once again showcase the Garden on December 15th for our annual Holiday Candlelight Walk. After Thanksgiving, the Sun Valley Floral Farms Greenhouse will undergo its annual holiday makeover in preparation for this fun family event. Thousands of lights will decorate the Garden, as well as the greenhouse. Hundreds of luminaries will lead guests through the lower gardens. Inside the greenhouse families can enjoy complimentary cider and cookies while enjoying coloring activities, ornament making and more. Santa will be taking requests. Guests can roast marshmallows at a large bonfire near the greenhouse and will find refreshments for purchase, including hot chocolate, mulled wine, beer

On the second Saturday of every December, thousands of people line the streets of Eureka and delight at the evening spectacle of huge trucks adorned in holiday lights. A Eureka tradition for over 25 years, the Christmas convoys range in size from 50 to 100 big rigs.

The 18-wheelers stretching as long as 60 feet, including some with special parade additions that might be tacked on: bandstand platforms, dancing reindeer, flying fish, you name it. Some trucks have been covered in more than 40,000 lights, requiring three generators to run them.

Join in this Eureka tradition, and you'll never think of Jingle Bells in quite the same way again. The parade starts at 6 p.m. at Redwood Acres and goes to about 8:30 p.m.Presented by KEKA - Eureka Broadcasting.

Parade Route:Begins 6 p.m. - Redwood AcresWill proceed west on Harris Street to I, north on I Street to 7th, east on 7th Street to Myrtle Avenue and southeast on Myrtle to the Redwood

Saturday October 274:00 to 6:00pmFree family event for children 12 and under.Youth must be accompanied by an adult.

Come play classic carnival games, get your face panted, and win candy, prizes and so much more.

The event is a free family event for children 12 and under. Youth must be accompanied by an adult. In the event of rain location will be moved to the Adorni Community and Recreation Center at 1011 Waterfront Dr, Eureka.

Come join the celebration for our FREE first ever Art & Culture Festival and Grand Opening of the Eureka Waterfront Trail! It's an all day event for everyone!

There will be various local artisans and crafts providing demonstrations and selling their goods. This includes a chance to learn how to weave baskets, play the ukulele and grow mushrooms. You can also get some temporary Henna tattoos and get your caricature drawn.

On Saturday, September 8, from 5PM to 7PM, fish fans will enjoy oysters, petrale sole, salmon, rock cod, calamari and albacore, grilled, broiled and fried. Guests will dive into “as much as they want and with all the fixin’s,” promises Event Coordinator Haider Ajina who added “our thanks to the Elks Lodge for their generosity in providing those fixin's as well as their facility.” Ajina also thanked Pacific Seafoods for providing much of the main course...the essential fish.

No-host cocktails will be available at 4PM as guests have the opportunity to bid on a variety of silent auction items before enjoying their dinners. This event, an enthusiastically anticipated fixture on the Rotary calendar, will be held at The Lodge in Eureka, 445 Herrick Avenue. Tickets are $35 each for adults, $12 each for children twelve years old and younger, and can be purchased from any Southwest Eureka Rotarian and at the door.

This year's Fish Feed will provide funding for the Rotary Club of Southwest Eureka Foundation, club projects and scholarship programs. “Our guests will enjoy a great time, a tasty dinner with friends and neighbors and a fine opportunity to help us improve lives in our community. Service Above Self is the Rotary motto,” Morgan said. “And our fish are giving their all for the greater good.”

It may seem a little early to you but our staff is already hard at work planning Get Out and Play Day 2018. It will be our 5th Annual and our biggest and best event yet so put it on your calendar now and plan to attend.

It's free as always - and will be ALL OVER EUREKA!

By the way, if you'd like to help sponsor this event, please reach out to Scott 'Q' Marcus, Communication and Media coordinator at smarcus@ci.eureka.ca.gov or 707.440.9271 We have packages for all levels.

Weekend 2 of the 20th annual North Coast Open Studios! Artists all over Humboldt County open their studios to the public, sharing their inspiration (and creative messes). The NCOS 2018 guidebook will be available during May Arts Alive, and in the May 23 issue of the North Coast Journal, as well as around the county at art-supporting businesses. Artist listings will also be online at www.northcoastopenstudios.com.

Weekend 1 of the 20th annual North Coast Open Studios! Artists all over Humboldt County open their studios to the public, sharing their inspiration (and creative messes). The NCOS 2018 guidebook will be available during May Arts Alive, and in the May 23 issue of the North Coast Journal, as well as around the county at art-supporting businesses. Artist listings will also be online at www.northcoastopenstudios.com.

Eureka, CA – Sequoia Park Zoo Foundation is excited to announce that tickets are now on sale for the most unique and fun beer tasting event in Humboldt County, Brew @ the Zoo!

Sample beverages from 18+ local and regional breweries with many new participants! Enjoy delicious Cinco de Mayo treats and pub grub from the Zoo Café, Bulldoggies of Humboldt, and munch on Hooked Kettle Corn. Enjoy music from the Compost Mountain Boys live in the Barnyard! Dance on the lawn and rock out to DJ Gabe Pressure & the Fuego Crew. Explore the zoo and visit the animals. Take home great memories with Brew @ the Zoo merchandise and a picture from the SmileZ photo booth.

A Taste of Main Street will be held on Thursday, April 5, 2018 from 5-8p.m. throughout Downtown and Old Town, Eureka.

A Taste of Main Street is a fundraiser for Eureka Main Street. Ticket sales from A Taste of Main Street help Eureka Main Street fund other fun events in Downtown & Old Town Eureka such as the Arts Alive, Summer Concert Series, The 4th of July Festival, and Holiday festivities. Support Eureka Main Street and enjoy tasty morsels, laugh with friends and visit the wide variety of businesses participating in this event.

Annual 4 Day Music Festival held in Eureka on California's spectacular Redwood Coast. Four fun-filled days with over 35 bands - Blues, Roots, New Orleans Jazz, Swing, Zydeco, Rockabilly and more! Happening all over town with food, beverages and nonstop fun everywhere!"The best small town festival in the West"